14 Amendments of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2019/0101(COD)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Access to vehicle repair and maintenance information for independent operators is crucial in order to re- establish consumers trust.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Recent violations of the existing legal framework by manufacturers, including legal obligations under Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, demonstrated the lack of control and enforcement mechanisms. Consumers were left without satisfactory compensation, since even where compensation was granted, it did not bring the vehicles into conformity with Euro 5 and 6 standards. Since increasingly issued diesel bans across European cities affect citizens’ daily life, adequate compensation measures would be the re-equipment of affected vehicles with the latest exhaust treatment technology (“hardware change”) or the offer of conversion premiums in case the consumer wishes to exchange a purchased vehicle for a cleaner model.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to contribute to the achievement of the Union’s air quality objectives and to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval. That delegation should include supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 by such revised rules as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions; the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems; the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information especially but not limited to vehicles that have been sold to consumers who have been misinformed about the emission level of such vehicles, resulting in damages caused to consumers; the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates. The delegation should further include amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of revising the final conformity factors downwards to reflect technical progress in PEMS and recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to lay down rules on emissions from motor vehicles in order to contribute to the achievement of the basic air quality objectives, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States as motor vehicles with a valid type approval may be marketed across national boundaries and consumers have to be equally protected in the whole Union but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to supplement Articles 6 and 7. This shall include the definition and updating of technical specifications relating to the way in which OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information shall be provided, with special attention being paid to the specific needs of SMEs, micro-enterprises and self-employed operators.;
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to allow manufacturers to comply with the Euro 6 emission limits in the context of RDE test procedure, the compliance criteria for RDE should be introduced in two steps. During the first step, upon the request of the manufacturer, a temporary conformity factor should apply, while as a second step only the final conformity factor should be used. The Commission should keep under review the final conformity factors in light of technical progresswill only apply the final conformity factor. The Commission should keep under review the final conformity factors in light of technical progress. The Commission should adjust downwards the margin of error used to calculate the final conformity factor every year as a result of the improved accuracy of the measuring procedure or technical progress of PEMS equipment.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) As the General Court of the European Union has ruled that the Commission had no power to amend the limits for RDE tests by applying conformity factors and that the relevant provisions relating to setting the oxides of nitrogen emissions limits are to be annulled, this legislative act aims at addressing the effects of the annulment by amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 with transitional provisions. To that end, it is essential that the Commission establish, by 1 June 2021 at the latest, ambitious and robust requirements for PEMS measuring equipment that may be used for RDE tests. Those requirements should ensure the use of the best available PEMS equipment to ensure accurate measurement of air pollutants including NOx and PN. On the publication of the PEMS requirements, the final conformity factor should become obsolete and no longer apply for the RDE tests starting 1 January 2022 at the latest.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) In order to ensure swift progress towards improved air quality for Union citizens, it is essential that the Commission adopt a legislative proposal for more stringent air pollutant emissions standards for combustion-engine vehicle as soon as possible, and at the latest by June 2021, as announced by the Commission in its communication of 11 December 2019 entitled "The European Green Deal". In that legislative proposal (post-Euro 6), air pollutant standards should apply to all vehicles regardless of their motor type or the fuel they employ and should ensure a lifelong compliance. The standards should further address all relevant pollutants, including ammonia.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The compliance with the Euro 6 limit values shall, dur be determined by using any valid RDE test, be determined by. Until 1 January 2022 at the latest, the RDE test shall takinge into account the pollutant-specific conformity factor set out in Table 2a of Annex I in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1).
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The compliance with the Euro 6 limit values shall, dur be determined by using any valid RDE test, be determined by. Until 1 January 2022 at the latest, the RDE test shall takinge into account the pollutant-specific conformity factor set out in Table 2a of Annex I in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1).;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) amending this Regulation in order to establish, by 1 June 2021 at the latest, ambitious requirements for PEMS measuring equipment, based on the best available techniques, to ensure accurate measurement of air pollutants and discontinue the applications of the final conformity factors in RDE test as from 1 January 2022 at the latest.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) amending this Regulation in order to adapt to technical progresreview annually downwards the pollutant-specific final conformity factors set out in Table 2a to Annex I.;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Annex I – table 2a – row 2
Annex I – table 2a – row 2
CF 1,432 1,5 - - - pollutant- final (2) (2) CF pollutant-final is the conformity factor used to determine compliance with the Euro 6 emission limits by taking into account the technical uncertainties linked with the use of the Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS).
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Annex I – table 2a – row 3
Annex I – table 2a – row 3